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Liverpool host Atalanta in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie at Anfield this evening. Jurgen Klopp’s farewell tour continues with the Reds having dipped into second place in the Premier League following a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at the weekend.
Now, Liverpool are tasked with excelling in Europe’s second competition where they are one of the favourites to win the trophy after a strong group stage. The Reds won four of their six matches and finished top of Group E setting up a round of 16 clash with Sparta Prague.
The Czech side were no match for Klopp’s positive side and slumped to an 11-2 aggregate defeat over the two legs with Liverpool netting six at Anfield back in March. If they can replicate those performances Liverpool have the chance to put one foot in the semi-finals when they take on Atalanta tonight. The Italian side sit in sixth in Serie A having won just two of their last nine games.
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Liverpool vs Atalanta LIVE
- GOAL! Scamacca turns in a cross from Zappacosta (LIV 0-1 ATA, Scamacca 37’)
- The Reds defeated Sparta Prague in the last-16 and are one of the favourites to win the trophy
- Atalanta edged past Sporting 3-2 on aggregate but are in poor form ahead of this match
- Europa League just part of the journey - Jurgen Klopp restored Liverpool to Europe’s elite
- Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Tsimikas, Konate, van Dijk, Gomez; Endo, Mac Allister, Jones; Elliot, Nunez, Gakpo.
- Atalanta XI: Musso; Zappacosta, Hien, Djimsiti, Ruggeri; Ederson, De Roon, Pasalic ; Koopmeiners; Scamacca, De Ketelaere.
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
51 mins: The corner is a good one and it’s met by van Dijk, but it comes off the side of his head and goes wide.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:09
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
50 mins: Gomez plays Nunez in down the right but his cross is weak. Liverpool build again and Mac Alliater slides it through to Robertson, who wins a corner.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:08
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
48 mins: Kelleher goes long again but it’s almost fruitful as it runs to the Atalanta box, but Musso clears.
Liverpool have a corner but Szoboszlai’s ball in is too deep, as is Robertson’s follow-up cross.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:06
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
46 mins: Jurgen Klopp is smiling as his side lose possession in their own half cheaply. Atalanta almost work a chance as it falls to Koopmeiners again, but Liverpool clear.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:04
KICK-OFF!
KICK-OFF! Liverpool get us underway in the second half. Regarding subs, Klopp has actually made a triple change at half-time!
Salah, Robertson and Szoboszlai have come on for Elliott, Tsimikas and Jones.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:03
HALF-TIME: Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
The teams are back out onto the pitch ahead of the second half. Liverpool will fancy their chances of winning this game, but they’ll need to be wary of the Italian side’s threat.
Are there any more surprises in store? When will Klopp start to call on his – admittedly stacked – subs bench?
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 21:01
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 20:55
HALF-TIME: Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
HALF-TIME! The whistle blows after that Atalanta chance and Liverpool go into the break 1-0 down.
A promising start for the hosts has turned into a difficult scenario. A couple of Liverpool players who are hoping to become regular starters haven’t helped themselves so far tonight.
Atalanta have put in a fairly impressive performance so far out of possession, and thought they were found lacking when they had the ball on a couple of occasions, they head down the tunnel with the lead.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 20:49
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
45 mins: There’ll be one minute added on here.
Out of nowhere another chance for Atalanta! Koopmeiners is in acres of space as he receives the ball near the box. He drives towards goal but Kelleher comes out well and makes the save.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 20:47
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
43 mins: No chances since the goal. If anything, Liverpool are still being a little sloppy in possession.
Koopmeiners gets in down the right and slips it to De Ketelaere in the box, but the Belgian’s flick is collected by Kelleher.
Chris Wilson11 April 2024 20:45